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    • Editor's Choice Interwoven

    Australian String Quartet: Interwoven

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    This program of vivid contrasts is anchored by Elizabeth Younan’s Interwoven, a recent work exploring connection and expression. Haydn’s String Quartet in A major – part of his revolutionary Sun series – brings wit and invention, while Prokofiev’s wartime Second Quartet in F major draws on Caucasian folk idioms. Clara Schumann’s Variations,…

    Graduate Singers: Wildsong

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Wildsong examines humanity’s relationship with nature, through choral music ranging from the playful to the profound. From chirping crickets and soaring birds to bustling farmyards and the tranquillity of the rainforest, discover how composers have portrayed fauna both tame and wild, allegorical and literal. This performance features the Elder Conservatorium…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Vitality

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    From hushed lyricism to fiery folk rhythms, this concert celebrates the incredible versatility of the ASO’s string players. Joseph Bologne’s Violin Concerto No.9 is a joyful window into the bright and energising performance styles of 18th-century France. Dvořák’s Nocturne offers a moment of tenderness and quiet melancholy before Bartók’s Divertimento…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: She Speaks – Concert 1

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    WOMEN COMPOSERS, SPANNING CONTINENTS AND GENERATIONS, MEET IN A WEEKEND OF MUSICAL STORYTELLING. Ensemble Lumen joins She Speaks in 2026 as part of the Elder Conservatorium Lunchtime Series to spotlight the voices of women composers. Performed by the Conservatorium’s distinguished faculty, this concert offers a rare opportunity to hear music…

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: She Speaks – Concert 2

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    WOMEN COMPOSERS, SPANNING CONTINENTS AND GENERATIONS, MEET IN A WEEKEND OF MUSICAL STORYTELLING. Bacewicz opens with restless energy, Clyne offers the still, meditative beauty of Within Her Arms, and Musgrave’s Night Windows sings with elegance for oboe and strings. Mason’s Upon Weightless Wingsglistens with radiant colour, Cawrse unveils an evocative…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Storytime

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Kyle Stegall’s tenor guides us through Britten’s Les Illuminations, moving effortlessly between quiet reflection and urgent intensity. Adès reimagines Couperin’s elegant dances, weaving intricate rhythms and shifting tones through the strings. Ravel’s Mother GooseSuite invites us into a world of soft harp whispers and fluttering flutes, closing the program with…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Jubilation

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    When Felix Mendelssohn was writing his Violin Concerto, he told a friend he couldn’t get the music out of his head – and you’ll hear why when Tianyou Ma plays the dramatic and vigorous opening notes. Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No.3 boldly follows, a richly textured piece that tells the story…

    • Editor's Choice Voyager

    Australian String Quartet: Voyager

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Garth Knox’s Satellites opens Voyager with a kaleidoscopic exploration of sound and texture that expands the sonic possibilities of the string quartet. Bartók’s arresting String Quartet No.4, a tour de force of rhythmic energy, then takes you to a playground of Hungarian folk influences and raw emotion. Beethoven’s monumental String Quartet in B-flat Major,…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Miracle

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin opens with the gentle, pastoral sound of the oboe, a beautiful and impressionistic throwback to the Baroque composer of its namesake. Australian pianist Andrea Lam takes the spotlight in a colourful and cinematic piece from French composer Cécile Chaminade. The concert concludes with Haydn’s charming…